Chapter 1 Flashcards

Exam 1

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According to the ANA Code of Ethics, what is the duty of the nurse?

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The nurses’ primary duty is to advocate for the best interest of their patients

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According to the ANA Code of Ethics, what must be integrated into the primary duties of the nurse?

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Professional values and personal values must be integrated

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Ethics

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A systematic approach to understanding, analyzing, and distinguishing right from wrong

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What is ethics a study of?

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Study of ideal human behavior and ideal ways of being

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What kind of process is ethics?

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Active process (doing ethics)

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Morals

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An individual’s specific beliefs, behaviors, and ways of being

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What is morals derived from?

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Derived from doing ethics

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What do morals and ethics usually deal with?

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Morals usually deal with personal conduct, while ethics deal with professional conduct.

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Examples of morals and ethics?

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For example, a nurse may consider euthanasia to be morally acceptable but ethically unacceptable because of their position as a nurse.

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Immorality

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Behavior in opposition to accepted standards and principles

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What does immorality relate to?

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Relates to societal, religious, cultural, or professional ethical standards

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Amoral

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Actions done with a lack of concern for good behavior or outcomes

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Amoral is normally judged as what?

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Normally judged as immoral

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Nonmoral

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Moral standards do not apply

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Unethical

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Character or behavior contrary to admirable traits or the accepted code of conduct

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Values

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Evaluative judgment about what is good or highly regarded

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Reasoning

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Use of abstract thought processes

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Reasoning is focused on what?

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Focused on creativity and problem-solving

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Moral reasoning

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Reasoning focused on moral or ethical issues

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Normative ethics

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Defines values, behaviors, and ways of being as right or wrong, good or bad, admirable or dishonorable

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Common morality consists of what?

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Common morality consists of familiar beliefs and behaviors generally agreed upon

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What do norms form?

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Norms form a “stable societal compact”

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Metaethics

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Analyzes ethically related concepts

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Descriptive ethics

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Describes what people think about morality

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Ethical subjectivism
Individuals create their own morality. There are no objective moral truths.
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Cultural relativism
Moral evaluation is inseparable from culture.
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Examples of universal or objective moral principles that exist?
1. Deontology 2. Utilitarianism 3. Natural law theory
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Deontology
Focuses on duties and rules
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Kantian deontology
Kantian deontology: rational beings are ethically bound to act only from a sense of duty
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Utilitarianism
Hume and the usefulness of virtues Consequentialism
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Natural law theory
Universal justice based on laws of nature Saint Thomas Aquinas major proponent Morality inherent in natural order Basis for prohibitions of “unnatural” acts
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Who was a major proponent of Natural Law Theory
Saint Thomas Aquinas major proponent
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Three philosophers from Ancient Greece
1. Socrates 2. Plate 3. Aristotle
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Socrates
First Western philosopher to explore moral reasoning and critical thinking Developed the Socratic method of reasoning
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Plato created what?
4 cardinal virtues: Prudence (wisdom) Fortitude (courage) Temperance (moderation) & Justice
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What are the four cardinal virtues:
4 cardinal virtues: Prudence (wisdom) Fortitude (courage) Temperance (moderation) & Justice
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Aristotle
Took a practical approach to reasoning Believed in the importance of empirical inquiry
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In the Middle Ages, how was ethics viewed?
Religious focus, natural law theory of ethics
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How was ethics viewed in the age of enlightenment?
Focus on autonomy and rationality
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How was ethics viewed in the pos-modern time?
Pluralistic view
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How was Kohlberg's theory oriented? What did he define?
Male-oriented ethic of justice Defines six stages of moral development
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How was Gilligan's theory oriented? What did she argue?
Female-oriented ethic of care Argues men and women differ in moral reasoning
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What is Western-ethics?
Western ethics- virtue-based system
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In Western Ethics, what is medical ethics based on?
Medical ethics based on casuistry (cause and effect, case by case)
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In western ethics, what is nursing based on? What is an example?
Nursing based on narrative ethics (situational, contextual) Nightingale and the virtue of obedience
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What is Eastern ethics? What is an example?
Eastern ethics- equity-based system (systems in balance) Buddhism – healthcare ethics based on the view of alleviating human suffering (highlighted fact)
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